A celebration of fishing the steelhead trout from California to Oregon, this book gives witness to the pleasures of the outdoorsman and the camaraderie of those who have pursued a prize grudgingly accorded on occasion to those who love the chase. The flavor of the trail, the camp, and the sheer exuberance of the untainted air and uninhabited banks are brilliantly rendered.
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When he first moved west, a friend assured the author he could fish for salmon or steelhead trout every day of the year. Though Checchio has not tested that statement, he has fished most of the West's good trout streams at all seasons. His eloquent essays are testimony that fly-fishing is one of the higher forms of communion with nature. He recounts white-water rafting on California's Tuolumne River (without his rod), fishing in the Oregon desert (mystical and spooky), a visit to Ernest Hemingway's grave and favorite spot, Silver Creek, in Idaho. Checchio fished alone and in crowds; he found fly-fishermen in California more numerous than locusts. Other essays take us to Zane Grey's Umpqua River in Oregon; to the Madison River and Yellowstone Park and the Russian River in California. At every place, Checchio gives a vivid portrait of the countryside. This is fine reading for all who love the outdoors. Most of the essays have been previously published in sporting magazines.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Clean, Bright Journalism,
By Alex Primm (the Ozarks) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Clean, Well-Lighted Stream (Hardcover)
This little book is a sleeper, it got me back into real fishing again after an on-and-off few years of chasing bluegill in neighborhood creeks. The best thing is the author's genuine enthusiasm for the rivers of the West & the natural history around them. The only drawback may be that a few of the pieces are a little too journalistic, but most have an aura of wonder almost as if written on a gravelbar or nearby tavern.
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Modern state of wilderness written with timeless eloquence,
By cmuench@earthlink.net (San Jose, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Clean, Well-Lighted Stream (Hardcover)
It's nice to hear from an author writing in our time. His words are written with timeless eloquence, yet cars emit exhaust and humanity encroaches. But Nature still is glorious. To read Checchio's descriptions, which are so well crafted yet so contemporary, is inspiring.
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